1 Peter 3
1 Again, you married women should submit to your husbands, so that if any of them reject the message, they may, apart from the message, be won over, by the conduct of their wives,
similiter mulieres subditae suis viris ut et si qui non credunt verbo per mulierum conversationem sine verbo lucri fiant
2 as they see your pure, reverent conduct.
considerantes in timore castam conversationem vestram
3 Yours should be, not the external adornment of the arrangement of the hair, the wearing of jewelry, or the putting on of dresses,
quarum sit non extrinsecus capillaturae aut circumdatio auri aut indumenti vestimentorum cultus
4 but the inner life with the imperishable beauty of a quiet and gentle spirit; for this is very precious in God’s sight.
sed qui absconditus cordis est homo in incorruptibilitate quieti et modesti spiritus quod est in conspectu Dei locuples
5 It was by this that the holy women of old, who rested their hopes on God, adorned themselves; submitting to their husbands,
sic enim aliquando et sanctae mulieres sperantes in Deo ornabant se subiectae propriis viris
6 as Sarah did, who obeyed Abraham, and called him master. And you are her true children, as long as you live good lives, and let nothing terrify you.
sicut Sarra oboediebat Abrahae dominum eum vocans cuius estis filiae benefacientes et non timentes ullam perturbationem
7 Again, those of you who are married men should live considerately with their wives, showing due regard to their sex, as physically weaker than their own, and not forgetting that they share with you in the gift of life. Then you will be able to pray without hindrance.
viri similiter cohabitantes secundum scientiam quasi infirmiori vaso muliebri inpertientes honorem tamquam et coheredibus gratiae vitae uti ne inpediantur orationes vestrae
8 Lastly, you should all be united, sympathetic, full of love for each other, kind-hearted, humble-minded;
in fine autem omnes unianimes conpatientes fraternitatis amatores misericordes humiles
9 never returning evil for evil, or abuse for abuse, but, on the contrary, blessing. It was to this that you were called – to obtain a blessing!
non reddentes malum pro malo vel maledictum pro maledicto sed e contrario benedicentes quia in hoc vocati estis ut benedictionem hereditate possideatis
10 ‘The person who wants to enjoy life and see happy days – they should keep their tongue from evil and their lips from deceitful words,
qui enim vult vitam diligere et videre dies bonos coerceat linguam suam a malo et labia eius ne loquantur dolum
11 they should turn from evil and do good, They should seek for peace and follow after it;
declinet autem a malo et faciat bonum inquirat pacem et persequatur eam
12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive to their prayers, but the face of the Lord is set against those who do wrong.’
quia oculi Domini super iustos et aures eius in preces eorum vultus autem Domini super facientes mala
13 Who, indeed, is there to harm you, if you prove yourselves to be eager for what is good?
et quis est qui vobis noceat si boni aemulatores fueritis
14 Even if you should suffer for righteousness, count yourselves blessed! ‘Do not let people terrify you, or allow yourselves to be dismayed.’
sed et si quid patimini propter iustitiam beati timorem autem eorum ne timueritis et non conturbemini
15 Revere the Christ as Lord in your hearts; always ready to give an answer to anyone who asks your reason for the hope that you cherish, but giving it with courtesy and respect,
Dominum autem Christum sanctificate in cordibus vestris parati semper ad satisfactionem omni poscenti vos rationem de ea quae in vobis est spe
16 and keeping your consciences clear, so that, whenever you are maligned, those who vilify your good and Christian conduct may be put to shame.
sed cum modestia et timore conscientiam habentes bonam ut in eo quod detrahunt vobis confundantur qui calumniantur vestram bonam in Christo conversationem
17 It is better that you should suffer, if that should be God’s will, for doing right, than for doing wrong.
melius est enim benefacientes si velit voluntas Dei pati quam malefacientes
18 For Christ himself died to atone for sins once for all – the good on behalf of the bad – that he might bring you to God; his body being put to death, but his spirit entering on new life.
quia et Christus semel pro peccatis mortuus est iustus pro iniustis ut nos offerret Deo mortificatus carne vivificatus autem spiritu
19 And it was then that he went and preached to the imprisoned spirits,
in quo et his qui in carcere erant spiritibus veniens praedicavit
20 who once were disobedient, at the time when God patiently waited, in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared; in which some few lives, eight in all, were saved by means of water.
qui increduli fuerant aliquando quando expectabat Dei patientia in diebus Noe cum fabricaretur arca in qua pauci id est octo animae salvae factae sunt per aquam
21 And baptism, which this foreshadowed, now saves you – not the mere cleansing of the body, but the search of a clear conscience after God – through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
quod et vos nunc similis formae salvos facit baptisma non carnis depositio sordium sed conscientiae bonae interrogatio in Deum per resurrectionem Iesu Christi
22 who has gone into heaven, and is at God’s right hand, where angels and archangels and the powers of heaven now yield submission to him.
qui est in dextera Dei profectus in caelum subiectis sibi angelis et potestatibus et virtutibus
A Dove is Sent Forth from the Ark
